The reality often looks a lot different: confused men in shops they usually don’t go to – like florists or lingerie stores – and anxious women fearing they will once again get an ill-chosen bra that’s way too big for them from their partner.

But however underwhelming your previous Valentine’s Days have been, chances are they were not even half as disastrous as these people’s, who have shared their unfortunate but funny Valentine’s Day fails on social media to remind us all of the glorious fact that when you’re having a bad day, someone’s always having a much worse one. At least they can laugh about it now…